From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: "Brian J. Murrell" <brian@mountainviewdata.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip autoconfig with modules, kernel 2.4
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 18:00:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010510180039.D9771@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010510094953.C28095@brian-laptop.us.mvd>
In-Reply-To: <20010510094953.C28095@brian-laptop.us.mvd>; from brian@mountainviewdata.com on Thu, May 10, 2001 at 09:49:53AM -0700
On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 09:49:53AM -0700, Brian J. Murrell wrote:
> Of course, this elminates the need to build kernels with lots of
> statically linked ethernet drivers or building lots of kernels with
> specific drivers statically linked in.
>
> My hope is that this is seen as a good idea (and a good
> implementation) and that the patch is accepted into the Linux kernel.
Hmm, if you've got userspace up and running, and loaded kernel
modules using insmod, then what's wrong about running a dhcp,
bootp or rarp client from userspace? You can then drop the
kernel space IP autoconfiguration code.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-10 17:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-10 16:49 [PATCH] ip autoconfig with modules, kernel 2.4 Brian J. Murrell
2001-05-10 17:00 ` Russell King [this message]
2001-05-11 18:13 ` Brian J. Murrell
2001-05-11 18:21 ` Peter Svensson
2001-05-11 18:38 ` Russell King
2001-05-11 18:49 ` Brian J. Murrell
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